WHERE WE ARE BASED:

Salford, Manchester – The Lowry Theatre – covering the entirety of the North West region including Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Merseyside, Lancashire and Cumbria.

The Lowry CAT is the North West Centre for pre-vocational training and delivers classes at key venues across the North West; the majority of training taking place at the renowned The Lowry Theatre in Salford Quays, with satellite classes taking place in Penrith, Cumbria.

AGE RANGE:

For young people aged between 11–18 years. Although students should be no more than 16 years of age when they join/ audition, once registered they can continue training until they are 18 years of age.

CURRICULUM:

The Lowry CAT is a part-time, pre-vocational course that gives young people from across the North West who have a passion for dance, access to high quality dance training tuition and creative opportunities outside of their academic studies.

The scheme supports each individual student to gain an important foundation in dance and provides them with the tools needed to reach their potential towards a sustainable and successful career in the profession.

The training curriculum consists of (but is not limited to):

• Dance Technical Training – A minimum of 9 hours of training per week in contemporary dance techniques, ballet techniques and creative / improvisation tools/ exploration.
• Supplementary Training – pilates, yoga, progressing ballet techniques, body conditioning, injury prevention and nutrition.
• Contextual Studies – watching professional work, reviewing/ discussion/ debate of artistic work, wider dance/ arts context, streams of consciousness writing etc
• Intensive Courses, Creative Opportunities & Performances – Opportunities to work with some of the best national and international companies that visit The Lowry every year. Previous companies have included Company Wayne McGregor, Akram Khan Company and Phoenix Dance Theatre.
• Goal Action Plan  (GAP) – Each student will receive an booklet, which sets out the programme of training, study and related activities
• One-to-one tutorial mentoring in preparation for auditions for conservatoires and further education.

EXPERIENCE WITH LOWRY CAT ?

Check out what we’re up to and get involved!

1.Lowry Youth Dance Project | Lowry

2. Lowry Boys | Lowry

Led by industry professionals, Lowry is launching a new movement skills project for boys aged 11-16.

Lowry Boys will help you develop new physical skills and unleash your creativity.

Whether you are completely new to training or already have dance experience, you are welcome to join!

AUDITION FOR THE LOWRY CAT:

Applications and Auditions information for The Lowry CAT  for the  2026-2027 Academic Year start now :

APPLY NOW 

For Entry: September 2026
Audition Date: Saturday 30th May 2026 | Lowry, Pier 8, Salford Quays, M50 3AZ | 9.15 am – 5 pm 
Application Deadline: Wednesday 20th May 2026

📧 Email contacts:

* CAT@thelowry.com – general CAT enquiries and opportunities

* CAToutreach@thelowry.com – outreach, access support and community enquiries
📞enquiries: 0161 876 2014

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